CheckingandFilling
—Donotuseanygasolinemixturewhose
compositioncannotbeidentified.
—Audidoesnotassumeanyresponsibilityfor
damagetothefuelsystemorforperform-
ance
problemscausedbyusinggasoline
mixturesdifferentfromthosespecified.
Thistypeofdamagealsodoesnotfallunder
theNewVehicleLimitedWarrantyorunder
theemissionscontrolsystemwarranty.
—Ifyounoticeahigherfuelconsumptionor
poorhandlingorperformanceproblemsdue
tosuchgasolinemixtures,werecommend
fuelingwithunblendedgasoline.
Gasolineadditives
Animportantissueformanyautomobilemanu-
facturersiscombustionresidueintheengine
thatresultsfromtheuseofcertainfuels.
Althoughtypesofgasolinedifferdependingon
themanufacturer,therearesimilarities.Certain
substancesinthegasolinemaycausedepositsin
theengine.Additivesinthegasolinethatshould
keeptheengineandfuelsystemcleandonotall
functionequally.
AudirecommendsusingTOPTIERDetergentGas-
oline.ForadditionalinformationonTOPTIERDe-
tergentGasoline,visitwww.toptiergas.com.
Ifyouuseincorrectfuelsoveralongperiodof
time,themaximumengineperformancemaybe
impairedby combustionresidue.
@)Note
Damageormalfunctionscausedbytheuseof
incorrecttypesofgasolinearenotcoveredby
theNewVehicleLimitedWarranty.
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Refueling
Fuelingprocedure
Yourvehicleisequippedwithacaplessfuelfiller
system.
BFV-0225
Fig.174Rightrearsideofthevehicle:openingthefuel
fillerdoor
BFV-0226
_=—)
Fig.175Rightrearsideofthevehicle:fuelpumpnozzle
inserted
Thefuelfillerdoorisunlockedorlockedbythe
central lockingsystem.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>fig.174.
>Insertthefuelpumpnozzleallthewayintothe
fueltankfillerneck>fig.175.Makesureitis
seatedcorrectly.
>Beginfueling.Oncethefuelpumpnozzleturns
offthefirsttime,thefueltankisfull.Donot
continuefueling, or elsetheexpansionspacein
thetankwillbefilledwithfuel.
>Afterthefuelpumphasswitchedoff,waitfive
secondsbeforeremovingthenozzletoallow
therestofthefueltofinishdrippingintothe
fueltank.
>Closethefuelfillerdoorandthenpressonthe
leftsideuntilitlatches.
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Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page231.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page293.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page234.
Z\WARNING
Improperfuelingproceduresandimproper
handlingoffuelcanlead toexplosions,fires,
severeburns,andotherinjuries.
—Donotsmoke.Keepawayfromopenflames.
—Theignitionmustbeswitchedoffwhenre-
fueling.
—Mobiledevices,radiodevices,andotherra-
dioequipmentshouldalwaysbeswitched
offwhenrefueling.Electromagneticrays
couldcausesparksandstartafire.
—Ifyoudonotinsertthefuelpumpnozzleall
thewayintothefillertube,thenfuelcan
leakout.Spilledfuelcanigniteandstarta
fire.
—Nevergetintothevehiclewhenrefueling.If
thereisanexceptionalsituationwhereyou
mustenterthevehicle,closethedoorand
touchametalsurfacebeforetouching the
fuelpumpnozzleagain.Thiswillreducethe
riskofelectrostaticdischargethatcancause
flyingsparks.Sparks canstarta firewhen
refueling.
curwhilerefuelingandthefuelvapors
couldignite.
—Whenusingfuelcontainersmadeofmet-
al,thefuelpumpnozzlemustalwaysre-
mainincontactwiththecontainertore-
ducetheriskofstaticcharge.
—Insertthefuelpumpnozzleasfaraspos-
sibleintothefilleropeningwhilerefuel-
ing.
—Followtheapplicablelegalregulationsin
thecountrywhereyouaredrivingwhen
using,storingandtransportingfuelcon-
tainers.
—Makesurethatthefuelcontainermeets
theindustrystandards,forexampleANSI
orASTMF852-86.
Z\WARNING
Transportingfuelcontainersinsidethevehicle
isnotrecommended.Fuelcouldleakoutof
thecontainerandignite,especiallyduringan
accident.Thiscan causeexplosions,fires,and
injuries.
—Ifyoumusttransportfuelinafuelcontain-
er,note thefollowing:
—Alwaysplacethefuelcontaineronthe
groundbeforefilling.Neverfillthefuel
containerwithfuelwhileitisinsideoron
thevehicle.Electrostaticdischargecanoc-
()Note
—Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoany
vehiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce
theriskofdamagetothevehicle.
—Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletely
empty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatre-
sultsfromthatcan causeenginemisfires.
Uncombustedfuelmayentertheexhaust
systemandincreasetheriskofdamageto
thecatalyticconverter.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotoverfillthefueltank,orfuelcouldleak
outwhenthevehicleiswarmingup.
@Tips
—Ifadverseweatherconditionscausethefuel
fillerdoortofreezeshut,pressonthecen-
terofthefillerdoorwiththeheelofyour
hand andthentryopeningitagain.
—Thefuelfillerdoor onyourvehicledoesnot
lockifyoulockthevehiclefromtheinside
usingthecentral locking switch.
G)Tips
—Yourvehicleisequippedwithamisfueling
guard.Itallowsthevehicletobefueledonly
withthecorrectfuelpumpnozzle.
—Awornordamagednozzleoranozzle that
istoo smallmaynot beabletoopenthe
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CheckingandFilling
dieselmisfueling guard.Ifthisisthecase,
tryturningthenozzlebeforeinsertingitin
thefuelfillerneck,useadifferentfuel
pump,orseeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
— Themisfuelingguarddoesnotopenwhen
addingfuelfromafuelcontainer.Whenre-
fuelingwithareservecanister,youmustuse
the
funnelstoredintheluggagecompart-
ment>page234,fig.176.
Fuelingwithreservecanister(emergency
fueling)
2i) 3°
8 >
cco
BFV-0227
Fig.177Fueltank fillerneckwiththemountedfunnel
Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecautions
=A\inFuelingprocedureonpage233.
>Removethecargofloor>page276.
>Removetheplasticfloorpanel>page47,
fig.51.
>Removethefunnelfromtheluggagecompart-
ment.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>page232,fig.174.
> Insertthefunnelintothefuelfillerneckallthe
wayuntilitstops>fig.177.Makesurethatthe
234
ringonthefunnelgoesintothefueltankfiller
neck.
>Guidethereservecanisterfillertubeintothe
funnelandstartthe emergencyfueling.
>»Removeandcleanthefunnelafterthefueling
process.Thenclosethefuelfillerdoorand
pressonituntilitlatches.
()Note
Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoanyve-
hiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce the
riskofdamagetothevehicle.
Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
Ifthefuelfillerdoorlockisfaulty,thefuelfiller
doorcanbeunlockedmanually.
Fig.178Luggagecompartment:coverintherightside
trimpanel
>Opentheluggagecompartmentlid.
>Liftthecargofloor.
>Tounlockthefuelfillerdoor,loosen theloop
fromtheretainerandthenpullontheloop
carefully>fig.1782@.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>page232,fig. 174.
@)Note
Onlypullontheloopuntilyoufeelresistance.
Youwillnothearitrelease.Ifyoucontinueto
pull,youcoulddamagetheemergencyre-
leasemechanism.
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Fusesandbulbs
Leftenginecompartmentfuseassignment
B8V-0173
ment
Fig.211Leftside ofenginecompartment:fuseassign-
No.Equipment
FlESCcontrolmodule
F2ESCcontrolmodule
E3Enginecontrolmodule
F4
Enginecomponents,enginecooling,sec-
ondaryairpump
FSEnginecomponents,tanksystem
FoBrakelightswitch
F7Enginecomponents
F8Heatoxygensensor
F9Enginecomponents,exhaustdoor
F10Fuelinjectors,fuelcontrolmodule
F13Transmissionfluidpump
F1l4Ignitioncoils(5-cylinder)
FisHorn
F16Ignitioncoils
F17Suppressor
F18
Diagnosticinterface,batterymonitoring,
garagedooropenerantenna
F19Windshieldwipers
F20
Anti-theftalarmsystem
No.|Equipment
F21|Automatictransmissioncontrolmodule
Terminal50diagnosis(enginecontrol
module)
F23|Enginestart
F31)Enginecomponents(5-cylinder)
F22
Bulbs
Cs
Yourvehicleisequippedwithmaintenance-free
headlightsandtaillights.However,ifalightbulb
needstobereplaced,pleasecontactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.
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